Biedermeier furniture, that golden blend of burled wood and inlays on simple shapes, sometimes ebonized or accented with fine veneering, was politically correct in its day–after the Council of ...

To many of us, Biedermeier means handsome, bourgeois furniture — wooden pieces born of clean lines, beautiful veneers and minimal fuss. But the Biedermeier style, which flourished in Europe ...

In their new book, "The World of Biedermeier" (Thames & Hudson), authors Linda Chase and Karl Kemp present their ideas about a well-regarded aesthetic movement based on classicism which blossomed ...

In Vienna, Christian Witt-Dorring, a curator at the Austrian Museum for Applied Arts, has a reputation as nothing short of Mr. Biedermeier Furniture Himself, which is why I`ve asked him to show me ...

This 19th-century furniture style—originally made to accommodate a growing ... A set of mismatched Biedermeier chairs surround a sleek 1980s burl wood and chrome table by Paul Mayen in ...

The distinctive Biedermeier style, ... Austrian fall-front secretary, a companion Russian bench and a flame-maple drop leaf pedestal table with light walnut chairs.

A strong northern light, clarifying without being overwhelming,suffuses "Biedermeier: The Invention of Simplicity," themagnificent exhibition at the Milwaukee Art Museum. This panoramaof the arts ...

Trends in the field of interior design often prove short-lived. And they may now be more fleeting than ever, due to the faster and faster pace of contemporary life. Some people change the look of t… ...